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Minnesota students tackle 'Hour of Code'
Computer classes help prepare students for jobs that don't yet exist.
Politics
Gov. Dayton decides against health risk review of PolyMet mine
Agency heads say doing so would make the state legally vulnerable.
Science
Parents have more say in toughest choices for sickest infants
Doctors are looking to parents, based on their own values and preferences, to help make decisions how much treatment to give the frailest babies and when it is time to let them go.
Local
Health beat: The science behind family politics
Most kids either don't know their parents' political leanings, or reject them in favor of their own beliefs, according to a new sociological study that challenges decades of political theory.
St. Paul
U's Raptor Center has had hands full this year
The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center has been busy caring for sick, hurt birds.
Local
Minnesota doctors call for removal of football from public schools
In a sport in which 5 percent to 20 percent of players suffer concussions each season, the doctors say the stats on concussions back them up.
Science
Science
Answers emerging about curious columns near California's Lake Crowley
Researchers are unearthing answers about curious columns in California
Politics
Dayton considers health review of PolyMet copper mine
Medical groups have urged state to study impacts on local water.
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